Mark Powell, Washington Environmental Council’s Puget Sound Program Director, will bring his five-month-long quest to swim the entire length of the Green-Duwamish River to its conclusion on Wednesday Sept. 30 when he emerges from the water at Seacrest Park on Harbor Ave. SW.

On Sept. 30 at 11 a.m., Powell will swim up to the beach near the mouth of the Duwamish River at Seacrest Park, 1660 Harbor Ave SW in Seattle, and he will have completed his goal of swimming virtually the entire 85 miles of the Green-Duwamish River – from its headwaters at the crest of the Cascade Range, down to the tidewater in West Seattle.

After the swim, Powell will offer his remarks about what he’s seen during his Swim Duwamish project. The goal of his effort has been helping people understand the connection between the health of the Duwamish and the health of Puget Sound – and that neither the Duwamish nor Puget Sound will be cleaned up until we halt the flow of polluted stormwater runoff.

Powell will be accompanied on his final leg of the journey by a canoe, the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance boat, and kayakers. Seacrest Park presents a perfect place to end the swim, with fantastic views of both the river and the Seattle skyline.

More information available at: swimduwamish.org
Follow Powell’s swim on social media at facebook.com/peopleforpugetsound twitter.com/pugetpeople and instagram.com/swimduwamish.

Many of Powell’s stops during his journey have been to locations where King County and Seattle are working to clean up the river, control new pollution sources and restore fish and wildlife habitat as part of the Green Duwamish Watershed Strategy to improve conditions throughout the 500-square-mile watershed.

Powell will be joined on Sept. 30 by local representatives who will briefly discuss their contributions to habitat restoration and clean-up efforts.